The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-09-09

; 1t, but yen wouldn't have gin him
one cent, Josiah Allen. il had mis-.
trusted what he wanted it for"
Every little while the gentleman
who owned the carriage wonld have
to stop and take in other ladies' and
genllemen, he wuz just that liberal
make to him-and there he sot not
seelnin' to notice what he wuz doin'
and there his wife sot iusl rs
quiet aud genteel on the other sil!e
of the carralge, not nOticin' anNthn'
apparently. Such open-handed
creeters | never see. But most
probable they wuz able. | dare per.
sume 10 say, they bad more mOHey
than they knew what TO do with.
And pretty soon we see another
mark OF their lavishnesS aud awful
polite ways.
A little boy came into the car
and called out:
"Won't you have a Telegram ?
Wont You have Telegram ? and
the Neagte-the NeagH!
Josiah hunched me, and says,
"More fashion, Samantha-don't
act snrpriSed-but jest watch me
aud see me appear"
Aud as the boy passed on TO Jo-
slab, (Same as yon would pass round
apples at a social, the hberalest,
genteelest crreler | ever saw that
gentleman wuz) Josiah tuok 1t and
says, "Much Obleeged Bub, much
Obleeged.'
The little feller looked surprised,
could see the surprise under the
dirt on his face, and that shows
that l have got n keen eye, aud
says he:
q cents for the telegram"
Josiah banded to him aud whiS-
pered 10 me, 81 WON'T moriify the
lady and gentleman by speakin'
about, after they have been so kind
as TO have The papers passed round
and the boy wants TO get some
candy, or SumthnI' most probable
we won't mention it,"
Poor little creeter, | wuz awful
sorry for him, he had such an old
face, on such II very young pair Of
shoulders. and us he went to go out
ket:hed his foot and tell fiat down;
Josiah jumped aud picked hIm Up
and theu the cOachmau asked 10
Sihh where lie wanted to co."
And Josiah says, "TO Miss AS
terseS Tavern" Aud the cOachmau
says, | will let you off there"
And then Josiah says in friend
ly way, MY wife aud Miss Aster
were old friends" aud then happen
ing 10 think on it, he says, kinder
lookin' all round the carriage:
81 hain't introduced you to my
wife, have | T.
Aud comln' back to me, be took
hon oil my hand aud says:
"GPnfemen aud ladies', this is
my wife; this is Josiah Allen'S wife
OF J0neSvllle."
| rlz up and bowed. But l felt
like ii fool. And says to him after
wards that 1 didn't believe there
Wuz any need our.
But he SAWS me every time,
'That is because Won don't under
stand fashion, Samantha. DON'T you
.emember how tickled they all act
sd I"
Aud couldn't deny it. They did
ict lick led To death to he introduc
,d 20 me. SOne OF 'em Suickrred
'lGhl out, they WuZ so tickled.
y AL a lew minutes after this, the
ltlNer c0rrtS 10 MS and says:
"HrIe is NOnr place, here is AS
erseS Tavern"
And that river wuz fairly laugh :
n, he ~uz su good nalnred. Aud
very body in the carriage looked
: good nalured 1T us, as if they
tlrly loved us. | Mhrr think on c
la that way, bein' one that cares Q
InIe f"rlnve than tor admiration, a
al Josiah said "They looked SO be- II
anse he had made great bit, aud 4
AL acted awful gpU.eeI, and they q
II admired So" He cares more Tor II
than love, as the ways I,
meu mostly is. )
As we went by the gentleman \
nat owned the carriage, Josiah o
topped aud says: y
IL am very much obliged to you, a
r. Come aud see us in JonesvilIe b
any time, aud the mair is at your u
r., ice ard the too" b
The man looked up with that cold, q
lsIanl look onto him, aud didn't Ia
.em to notice Josiah AT all. He is Z
perlecI nightly er at fashion, l {
pose, tor never did see anybody II
CT dighifider and more cooler. y
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